Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-07-18
Severe storms Yesterday.

DAMAGE IN THIS CITY AND VICINITY BY WIND AID
LIGHTSISG.
The wind and thunder storm that swept
over the city about half-past 4 O'Clock yes
terday afternoon did considerable damage to
trees, shrubbery, and shutters. The stables
and carpentershop at the Washington Asylum
were unroofed. A large plate-glass window
was blown In. Telegraph and telephone lines
We're badly damaged. pole recently erected In
the alley, between 4th and 9TH and East Capitol
and South streets, was struck by lightning and
splintered. Mrs. w. c. McGill, who, with her
child, was near a window In the house on 4th
street. adjoining the alley, was severely shocked
The storm did considerable damage In the coun-
try east OF the city, where H ragged with great yio-
lence. Lightning struck Mr.. JAS. Richards barn,
on bennlng's road, and the fire winch followed
completely destroyed the building; loss 8, 600
In the neighborhood OF Wilson's, Lanharn's, and
Seabrook Oh the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad,
the storm w. accompanied by wind and hail, and
considerable damage was done, especially by the
hail. some OF the stones measuring \ inches thick
and inches long. II was most severe about VIII
sons. The corn, tomatoes, cabbages, and melons
were ruined in u number OF places, and numbers
OF young chickens were killed The hail fell at In
tervals for twenty minutes, but not In such guam
titles as TO entirely cover the ground. One pecu-
liarity or the storm was the Irregular shapes or
the hail stones. While most OF them were oblong,
the majority were somewhat like spalls OF marble
or granite. Many houses suffered by the breaking
AT Bladensburg, Just beyond the District limits
the storm was very violent. Houses were unroofed.
trees uprooted, and fences strewn In every direc-
Lee was blown down, burytng two horses in the
debris. Both were rescued, only slightly injured
tion by Mr.. Evans Duvall and Mrs WIN Young,
were badly wrecked. A large tree at the Herbert
House was struck by lightning and many shade
trees on Main street had limbs torn on. The grow
ing crops on the farms or Mr.. stephen Cambria
and Hon. Barnes Compton sustained much injury.
OTHER STORMS YESTERDAY.
Local storms were prevalent yesterday afternoon
| all along the Atlantic coast. Many pleasure
yachts were capsiZed, but NO lives are reported as
lost and the total damage is estimated al 6, ,0O0
accompanied by high wind, which did CONSIDERS
BILE damage. Al Staten Island a great deal OF the
scenery used In the representation OF "The Fall OF
Babylon" was laid waste, the wind overturning
the Tower or Babel and smashing things gener.
| ally. At Easton, Pa, violent storm blew down
the telephone line Hail fell la some places, badly
cutting the corn; trees were blown down by
the score; houses and barnes were struck by light
dome by the many severe n rains Of the season. The
damage TO property In Northampton and Warren
Counties, n. j., by yesterdays storm win exceed
$4,000. A terrible wind and rain storm, accom-
| panied by hail, struck Carlisle, Pa, yesterday
afternoon, causing great deal OF damage Az me
Indian training school the damage done Will foot
up $1,000. At Mechanicsburg a portion OF the
Methodist church was blown down, the steeple on
the Reformed church damaged and a number OF
dwellings unrooted. Trees along the streets were
blown down. A man named Snyder was seriously
injured by falling timber. cyclone ut Waupaca,
WIS, saturday evening, & wrecked the opera,nouss a
church steepe, and caused other havoc AT Pitts
burg the thermometer registered lO1 degrees. six
fatal cases OF sunstroke and fully score OF pros
trations are reported Through the Efforts OF the
Law and Order Society every saloon In the city
was closed tight. The cigar stores connection
cries. lce-cream saloons, and sOda-water fountains
were also closed, and, as result, the intense heat
created more than the usual amount OF suffering.
At st. Louis no thermometer registered less than
lOl degrees and most OF those the streets down
town marked up as hign as l06 In the shade Ia the
afternoon. sixteen 1nQuests were held oy the
coroner, III OF them on victims OF the heat. Yes
terday WAS the hottest day ever known IN Inoinn-
| apolis- At O'Clock p 10. the thermometer In the
signal Service showed a temperature OF 1904 de-
grees while the streets the readings rated l00
| degrees by the most reliable Thermometers 70
higher. Two deaths resulted from the heat,
and two cases OF prostratio are also reported
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARIES IN MARYLAND.-Demo-
cratic primaries were held In number OF counties
| OF MARYLAND SATURDAY. The anti-Wells ticket won
| in Aune Arundel The Frederick County conven-
tion Instructed tts delegation In favor OF Col l.